invidious
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I used to peruse Gawker as well, until I found it appealing only to my Invidious and Prurient interests; it was not fulfilling the comforting of the afflicted part of journalism.
From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2016
"Invidious Task" Last week in the House of Commons, Lennox-Boyd gave his answer.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bush, who merits consideration for the Ernest Hemingway Moveable Feast Invidious Braggadocio Trophy this year, replied, "I'll lay my record on any forum, whatever it is, on the manhood, up against his."
From Time Magazine Archive
But Stoddard has a soothing way, as though he grieved to see Invidious torments prey upon a nice young chap like me.
From Songs and Other Verse by Field, Eugene
Invidious comparisons had been made to their detriment.
From The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament (1808) Volume II by Clarkson, Thomas
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Common Senses: Vid, Vis ("See")
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